Gianna

Hello everyone! 👋🏻 

With summer coming up (and that being a popular time for amusement parks) I thought it would be interesting to ask what favorite rollercoaster you guys have! Well, if you do anyway!
I love the Aerosmith rollercoaster at Hollywood Studios, I think that would be my favorite. I love Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain at Disney as well ☺️ I don’t like heights too much or big drops, so the Disney rides are perfect for me! I went to Busch Gardens a few years ago and everything was too intense for me 😅

I agree, you wait in line forever and it goes by so quickly! I remember last time I went to HS and rode it (I had a fast pass) I wanted to go on again and ended up getting in the regular line right away and waited 2 hours or something. Last time I went on a Disney trip I wanted to go on nearly everything (I have yet to go on Tower of Terror as I am scared of drop rides lol) and waited in line for maybe an hour for the Barnstormer which lasted like 20 seconds. I remember it used to be longer but they shortened it to make room for another Dumbo ride.
That one looks so fun! One day I would love to go to Disneyland. There's a lot of rides there I would love to go on. I'd really like to go back to Disney in Orlando, I haven't been since early 2017 which is too long for me 😅 I would like to get one of the annual passes, I live just over 3 hours or so away and the pass would be beneficial. 
That's good to know! I agree on Space Mountain here, it is pretty rough and if you watch a video of it with the lights on the track looks quite rickety
I've never been to any of those parks, but I've watched "vlogs" before of Knott's and it looks fun. I like roller coasters but the ones with massive drops I am too freaked out to go on! I went on some intense ones at Universal in Orlando and was not only shaking during them but also lost my voice for a day or two after 😆
Yes, I saw that they're building that in Magic Kingdom! Just in the past few years so much has been added. 

Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom is my favorite in terms of my most sentimental roller coaster, and The Mummy rollercoaster at Universal Studios Florida is my favorite rollercoaster to ride. It was always a lot of fun. Every Friday I'd meet up with my friend Brent and we'd go to Hard Rock Cafe for lunch, and then hit the park for a ride or two. We almost always ended up going on The Mummy. Terrific ride to go on right after you've had a Double Decker Double Cheeseburger or some Hard Rock Twisted Mac 'n Cheese!
Space Mountain was my favorite ride as a little kid. My parents always share this story about taking me to Space Mountain for the first time and preparing me that it might be scary, and then being surprised that I loved it and wanted to go again. Now Space Mountain reminds me of Sunday mornings, I'd always wash my car and go for a little Sunday morning cruise down World Dr., wrap around the back of Magic Kingdom and come back out past the Grand Floridian. The coolest part was always when you get to that part of the street where the Contemporary Resort is on your right and Space Mountain is hugged up against the street on your left. It's the closest I think you could drive a car to a rollercoaster, sort of surreal. Those are always good times and nice memories. 
 
I wonder if that's Tommy Tallarico's favorite ride?
 
Big Thunder Mountain is fun because you ride it without restraints, but it's just on the verge of needing to be strapped in! It's a lot of fun for families.
 
It's pretty rickety for sure! It feels like it's made out of Erektor set pieces.
 
Can't wait!

I used to live in Arkansas, 30 minutes away from Silver Dollar City in Brandon, MO.  My favorite coaster was a steel rail called Wildfire.  Thunderation is not bad but a bit rough.  Then I seen this and I hope to get to go back someday to try it out.  Say hello to Outlaw Run rated one of the 10 best by USA Today.
 

Hello everyone! 👋🏻 

With summer coming up (and that being a popular time for amusement parks) I thought it would be interesting to ask what favorite rollercoaster you guys have! Well, if you do anyway!
I love the Aerosmith rollercoaster at Hollywood Studios, I think that would be my favorite. I love Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain at Disney as well ☺️ I don’t like heights too much or big drops, so the Disney rides are perfect for me! I went to Busch Gardens a few years ago and everything was too intense for me 😅

WINNER: @Gianna
Super Breakout
Atari 2600
April 18, 2020

ROUND 1: @Justin
ROUND 2: @Gianna
ROUND 3: @Gianna
 
Justin and I played Super Breakout last night. We played on Game 6, which has double paddles and 2 cavities w/ extra balls. We had a lot of fun! I really enjoy this game, it's super simple and entertaining at the same time. 🙂

Good game Gianna 🙌 It was a blast. We had new paddles arrive this week from @btbfilms76 which are nice and smooth. You played quite a game. It was a nice night 

WINNER: @Gianna
Super Breakout
Atari 2600
April 18, 2020

ROUND 1: @Justin
ROUND 2: @Gianna
ROUND 3: @Gianna
 
Justin and I played Super Breakout last night. We played on Game 6, which has double paddles and 2 cavities w/ extra balls. We had a lot of fun! I really enjoy this game, it's super simple and entertaining at the same time. 🙂

Omg! I thought they'd be like $300! LOL clearly I haven't done much research. Thank you! I might just get one!

Gamestop does have some good cheap games, especially older ones! I found one for my DS once that was $5 and used, and on ebay was going for like $25 used. I would love to get another Wii, I used to love Wii Fit and I have been really wanting to play it lately. I haven't looked much, but from what I saw finding a Wii now is difficult, and they can be very pricey. 

$300 for a Wii?!?  Where do you go shopping? I don't want to visit that store with those kind of prices.  🤣  That's why I seriously try to avoid EBAY and Amazon for used gaming hardware and games because there are too many price gouging people on those sites.  I'm not saying all of them are but I bet there are a few.
At least with GameStop you can order a product, try it out, and if you are not satisfied with the condition of something you can return it to a local store, explain your situation, and they will usually replace it with one better or issue a refund.  As for games from GameStop, check 'em in store before you buy them.  I've received a few heavily scratched discs before that would not play at all.  You can always ask to see the disc before you buy it in the stores.  That only works in-store though...it doesn't work online.  Ordering games from GameStop online is about like getting a box of chocolates.    
That's part of what Atari I/O is here for...to help one another.  If you ever want to add a new console to your arsenal of gaming gear just ask here on the forums.  I know I'll help at least locate something.
 
 

I think what you were looking at were brand new ones in the box on Amazon or something, with the prices jacked up. The Wiis on Gamestop are reconditioned, which mean they are used. I think that's a decent deal.
Agreed!

To bring everyone up to speed, this is the game @Gianna was saying she enjoyed watching and haven't played in a long time.  This is the only video upload I've made to reach over 4,000 likes.  
This is a long play video, from start to finish.  A very fun game actually and a great way to kill (or waste) about an hour's worth of time.

Well, I guess my channel is doing better than I though.  Views are up from the 400-500 I normally get and Monster Truck Mayhem remains the most watched but only about 3 minutes of it gets watched.  I did get more subscribers so I've got to be doing something right.

The really cool thing about the Wii is that games are super cheap and easy to find in thrift stores.  Well, assuming they will ever re-open thrift stores again. 

$60 for a complete console with a controller and the ability to return it if it doesn't work is a great price! 

I don't know about other GameStop stores but ours has always opened up the boxes of used consoles I've bought so I can check the contents before I buy.  I've checked controllers for how the feel paying close attention to analog sticks, consoles for amount of scratches, nicks, bangs, missing parts, dust, etc. If I'm not happy I look at another.  So, yea, $60 for a console is not bad at all.  Just be sure to get a couple of games for it.  Also, Wii no longer has online abilities which is a shame.

I found this out recently.  I mean it's usually not a big deal but...those of you that I'm friends with on Facebook know I've had a golf game itch lately and I've been playing a lot of different games on different systems.  Well, I have Tiger Woods 11 on Wii.  The game is excellent.  It's fun and it has beautiful graphics.  But there is one annoyance.  Every time you start a game, it tries to go on-line and find the weather for that course.  It takes several minutes for it to finally figure out there is no response from wherever it is looking, and there is no way to escape (that I've found). 

Gamestop does have some good cheap games, especially older ones! I found one for my DS once that was $5 and used, and on ebay was going for like $25 used. I would love to get another Wii, I used to love Wii Fit and I have been really wanting to play it lately. I haven't looked much, but from what I saw finding a Wii now is difficult, and they can be very pricey. 

Omg! I thought they'd be like $300! LOL clearly I haven't done much research. Thank you! I might just get one!

System seller... I think so! AVP - Get some!!

 
 
And check out the AVP review on the blog page 
http://www.atari.io/atari-jaguar-review-alien-vs-predator-jag-bar/

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